Ogun Assembly passes security trust fund bill

TRACKING >The Ogun House of Assembly has passed the state’s Security Trust Fund (Amendment) Bill.

This followed the adoption of the report of the House Committee on Special Duties at plenary in Abeokuta.

Presenting the report, Mr. Adeniran Ademola (APC – Sagamu 11), the chairman of the committee, said a lot of work was done to compile the report.

Ademola, thereafter, moved the motion that the report be adopted and this was seconded by Wahab Haruna (APC – Yewa North 11).

Abdulbashir Oladunjoye (APC -Sagamu 1), the Deputy Majority Leader, moved the motion for the third reading of the bill and was seconded by Ademuyiwa Adeyemi (APC -Abeokuta South II).

The lawmakers had on August 22 deliberated on the bill when it scaled second reading.

They explained that the trust fund law when operational would help strengthen security operations by boosting the existing security trust fund to promote efficiency in security management.

Also during plenary, the House passed the state’s Road Management Agency (Amendment) bill.

Mr. Deji Adeyemo, the Acting Clerk, read the bills for the third time.

The Speaker, Olakunle Oluomo, thereafter , directed that clean copies of the bills be forwarded to Governor Dapo Abiodun for his assent.